Tag Archives: UWSP Volleyball

The Pointer Underdogs Overtake Eau Claire

Editor’s note: Because of staffing issues early in the fall 2022 semester, several stories that were completed in a timely fashion were unfortunately not published when they should have been. Because Pointer staff members still feel them to be important for-the-record stories, we are publishing them as we can without shifting their focus from the time period in which they ... Read More »

Oshkosh Narrowly Overtakes Point

Editor’s note: Because of staffing issues early in the fall 2022 semester, several stories that were completed in a timely fashion were unfortunately not published when they should have been. Because Pointer staff members still feel them to be important for-the-record stories, we are publishing them as we can without shifting their focus from the time period in which they ... Read More »

Pointers Conquer Concordia

The Pointers volleyball team beat Concordia University in three out of four sets on Saturday, Sept. 10, winning the match.  After a clean sweep win against St. Mary’s just hours before, the team went into this match with confidence.  The team won their first two sets, but lost some steam in the third match with a final score of 23-25. ... Read More »

Sports Brief

  Pointer Football Falters at Home Against Warhawks The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point football team fell to UW-Whitewater 35-7 at Goerke Park on Saturday, Oct. 29, as it failed to record any touchdowns on offense. The team’s overall record is 4-4 and 1-4 in conference. Midway through the second quarter, Stevens Point trailed the Warhawks 21-0 after Whitewater’s Drew Patterson ... Read More »

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Stevens Point Stymied in Road Loss The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point football team lost a close road game to UW-Stout 23-17 on Saturday, Oct. 21, to drop its conference record to 1-3 while its overall record stands at 4-3. Starting quarterback Matt Urmanski continued to struggle as he completed only 52 percent of his passes for 163 yards and two ... Read More »

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Pointer’s Football Defeats Eau Claire The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point righted the ship with a home victory over UW-Eau Claire, snapping a two-game losing streak and claiming its first conference victory of the season on Saturday, Oct. 14. The Pointer’s rushing attack led the team to the win with 266 yards on offense. Running back Shamaj Williams gained 147 yards ... Read More »

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Pointer Football Struggles in Road Loss Stevens Point failed to get on the scoreboard until the fourth quarter on Saturday, Oct. 7, and fell to UW-Oshkosh, on the road, 49-17 to drop to 0-2 in conference play. Oshkosh scored 49 unanswered points as they cruised to victory over the injury riddled Pointers. The Pointers did not get on the scoreboard ... Read More »

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Pointers Open Conference Play with Loss Stevens Point football fell to UW-La Crosse in their conference home opener and their annual Pink Game by a score of 35-13 on Saturday, Sept. 30, at Goerke Park. The Pointers struggled to get any offensive momentum in the first half as the Eagles held them scoreless. UWSP’s scoring came via the defense in ... Read More »

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Women’s Volleyball Extends Winning Streak to Seven The Pointer volleyball team finished the second week of September with six straight wins, extending their winning streak to seven, and sit atop the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) as of Sunday, Sept. 18. UW-Stevens Point lost only one set and swept the other five matches on their way to a perfect week. ... Read More »

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Football Team Claims Victory in Michigan Stevens Point took care of business on Saturday night, beating Albion College 33-19. Quarterback Ryan Swigart threw for 326 yards on 31 attempts, while backup quarterback Matt Urmanski threw for 40 yards on four attempts and added a rushing touchdown. Two of the Pointer receivers broke the 100-yard mark during the game. Steve Herra ... Read More »